Self-Storage REIT NSAT Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, has promoted Melissa Cameron from senior vice president of customer acquisitions to chief marketing officer. She has more than 25 years of experience in digital marketing, according to a press release.

Cameron joined NSAT in 2018 as vice president of marketing and entered her last role in 2021, in which she was responsible for marketing, call-center, pricing and technology functions that support customer-acquisitions strategies. Before joining NSAT, she was the senior director of digital marketing for self-storage REIT Extra Space Storage Inc., where she led the digital-marketing and customer-experience teams.

Cameron earned a bachelor’s degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

“We are pleased to recognize Melissa’s significant contributions to [NSAT] by elevating her to the role of chief marketing officer. Melissa has played an instrumental role in the evolution of our marketing, pricing and call-center operations,” said David Cramer, CEO and president.

Headquartered in Greenwood, Colorado, NSAT is a self-administered and -managed REIT focused on the acquisition, operation and ownership of self-storage properties within the top 100 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The company operates 1,119 storage facilities in 42 states and Puerto Rico. Its portfolio comprises approximately 73 million net rentable square feet. It's owned by its affiliate operators, who are contributing their interests in their self-storage assets over the next few years as their current mortgage debt matures.

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